In the late1960s and 70s, perez starred in spanish horror films such as sax rohmers the castle of fu manchu 1969, the sinister eyes of dr. The sinister eyes of doctor orloff the grindhouse cinema. The silence of the tomb 1972, the sinister eyes of dr orloff 1973. Directed by jess franco starring william berger, montserrat mona prous, edmond purdom, kali hansa, loretta tovar, lina romay.
Orloff is also rather ordinary thriller plotwise, with his recurring orloff character and his daughter melissa, another recurring name usually associated with orloff in francos universe shuffled into a hammer psychothriller plot with names handpicked from the cat and the. Orloff, night of the killers, faceless, golden temple amazons, love letters of a portuguese nun, dirty game in casablanca, and a captain of 15 years. Over his long career, he worked on stage and screen throughout europe. Jekyll and mistress hyde fear has eyes angel eyes he died with his eyes open dr. Had i went ahead taking notes on the sinister eyes of dr. Amid the craggy, dusty hills of southern france or is it northern spain. Orloff offers a subtle murder mystery ride that stays close to its 1973 style of old school delivery. Orloff 1973 streaming ita film completo in italiano e gratis.
William berger, mona proust, edmund purdom, lina romay. Orloff 1973 01011973 es horror, drama 1h 21m user score. Orloff 1973 yoga 2009 human lanterns 1982 the hive 2014 boogeyman 2005 infection 2004 the sandman 2017 anatomy 2 2003 thale 2012 the brain 1988 body puzzle 1992 the burning hell 1974 the obscene mirror 1973. The sinister eyes of doctor orloff bluray from the grindhouse cinema database the sinister eyes of doctor orloff. Orloff aka experimentos macabros, 1982 widescreen picture in spanish language with english subtitles directed by jess franco, spain just added. Orloff, the 1973 william berger, montserrat prous, edmund purdom, loreta tovar, directed by jesus franco. Director jess franco inaugurated the character of dr. Orloff definitely has potential and could easily have worked as a stand alone thrillerhorror film in its own right, but franco nevertheless opted to link it to his bestselling franchise. Its almost devoid of the classic jess franco sleaze, but the over the top plot and story make everything balance out well. Orloff is a unique film that is as interesting as it is absurd. An author of numerous poems, he occasionally tried his hand at screenwriting. Orloff 1973, revenge in the house of usher 1983, the sinister.
Jess franco is sort of the poor mans spanish dario argento, who is in turn a low rent italian alfred hitchcock. The sinister doctor orloff 1984 directed by jesus franco. Orloff by severin films on 02082011 at the 2009 goya awards spains equivalent of the oscars writerdirector jess franco received a lifetime achievement award for his 50year career that includes such immortal classics as vampyros lesbos, bloody moon and his infamous dr. He hypnotizes one of the daughters who is in a wheelchair to kill all the members of.
Sinister eyes of dr orloff dvd jess franco intervision. Though most frequently in costarring and supporting roles, he occasionally starred in films, most memorably as dr. Jess francos forgotten films vol 1 the silence of the tomb. Orloff 1973, count draculas great love 1974, and curse of the devil 1974. The story is built around the travails of melissa montserrat prous, a troubled young paraplegic bedeviled by nightly bad dreams about the mysterious death of her father. Orloff by severin films on 02082011 at the 2009 goya awards spains equivalent of the oscars writerdirector jess franco received a lifetime achievement award for his 50year career that includes such immortal classics as vampyros lesbos. Orloff in buona risoluzione, scoprire the sinister eyes of dr.
Orloff or orlof, as he was originally named in his first horror film, the awful dr. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. At the 2009 goya awards spains equivalent of the oscars writerdirector jess. Provided to youtube by noise records sinister eyes running wild pile of skulls. The plot involves a wheelchairbound young woman whos surrounded by horrific thrills and chills. Orloff is not the most extreme, nor the most unique, film from that period in francos fugue state of cinematic output, but it is really entertaining and features a great cast of euroshock regulars doing things that i just wish could have been a tad more shocking. Ive never, ever been a fan of cheapoitalian hitchcock knockoffs. The film tells the story of the young and beautiful but introvert and mentally traumatized melissa comfort, whos. Orloff, played by william berger seeking vengeance on man who stole the woman he loved. Dont forget to leave a comment under this film and tell us your opinion about it. Freddie mercurys two words to sex pistols sid vicious that started fight mirror. Now, lets have a look at the eighties entry into the orloff saga.
Viewed in the cold light of day, there really isnt much to the sinister eyes of dr. Orloff is a wonderful overdose of mad science, off kilter dialog, and jiggling boobies and other body parts. Melissa monterrat prous has been a paraplegic since birth but has recurrent nightmares that she walked one night as a girl through the dark corridors of the family estate and discovered her father jess franco bleeding to death. Buy jess francos forgotten films vol 1 the silence of the tomb the sinister eyes of dr. Part of a blu ray double feature from dorado films. This incarnation is a vengeful psychotic played by euro actor william berger who wants to destroy the family in which his. Buy jess francos forgotten films vol 1 the silence of the tombthe sinister eyes of dr. Orloff that monday morning, im sure i would have noted the same drawbacks the film and importantly, the transfer suffers from, but critically, i probably wouldnt have been in the mood to forgive them. Orloff, we discover that orloffs daughter melissa, whose ruined beauty he strove to restore in the original film, was in fact the namesake of the nowlate lady melissa comfort, who rejected orloffs love to marry lord comfort and bore a daughter of her own to carry on her name. Orloff series and its odd not to see howard vernon running about. At the 2009 goya awards spains equivalent of the oscars writerdirector jess franco received a lifetime achievement award for his 50year career that includes such immortal classics as vampyros lesbos, bloody moon and his infamous dr.
Orloff in formato superbo, scaricare the sinister eyes of dr. Spain alternative title the sinister eyes of doctor orloff. Yet another orloff film from franco, not to be confused with the earlier and superior the sinister eyes of dr. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Orloff amid the craggy, dusty hills of southern france or is it northern spain. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos and.
Orloff clashes with his father when he begins to stalk and dismember prostitutes in order to get parts to reanimate his dead mother. How you see a movie can sometimes be just as important as what youre seeing, and the sinister eyes of dr. If youre digging this deep into jess territory, then the only thing you need to know is that its essentially a spanish telenovella in a chilled, daydreameystyle. Gorgeous melissa comfort mona proust, a wealthy heiress confined to a wheelchair since birth, cries out in her nightmares, terrified of a dream that comes night after night. Doctor orloff 1984 and faceless 1988 are all sequels of sorts. This time it seems more inspired by slasher films and frankenstein than by eyes without a face.
William berger, edmund purdom, lina romay, mona proust, loreta tovar, kali hansa. A doctor unleashes a nightmare of hypnosis curtailing mad violence on the family of a crippled young woman. The sinister eyes of doctor orloffbluray the grindhouse. Orloff was made in 1973 and is one of the lesserknown orlofffranco ventures. No quotes approved yet for the sinister eyes of dr. Orloff is the kind of thing she probably wouldve watched after id gone to bed if it had ever played on australian tv. Berger collaborated with his good friend, famed spanish horror film director jesus franco, appearing in seven of his films. Stunningly comely and slinky brunette lina romay rates highly as one of the boldest, most sensuous. I think the movie will offer more to fans of the director than as a actual horror piece although it does embellish a certain charm that is hard to find in. Watch australia movies online free, download newold australia. Its good but definitely not essential for franco fans but theres a whipping scene if youre into that kind of thing. Il articolo e uscito in martinica il ottobre 1988 da aftermath inc su proprio tipo ncircle, noto nella categoria cinema delicato su 89. Mar 31, 2017 franco fridays continues with a look at jess francos the sinister eyes of dr. This is an obscure one, and im not sure why, because youd think any horror film by jess franco would be a nobrainer for release.
The sinister eyes of doctor orloff from the grindhouse cinema database. Gorgeous melissa comfort mona proust, a wealthy heiress confined to a wheelchair since birth, cries out in her nightmares, terrified of a. Shot in madrid and the canary islands, the sinister eyes of dr. Orloff 1961 and its many sequels, and as the title protagonist in fritz langs last film the thousand eyes of dr. William berger, mona proust, edmund purdom, lina romay, jess franco. Orlof, and trotted him out every few years usually played by the marvelous howard vernon in a string of odd, mostly unrelated films, climaxing with the weird greatest hits package of revenge in the. Color197376m 12sfullscreenr0 ntsc 16 chapters amaray case street date.
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